10 Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #8: Aging Appearance
‘Beauty sleep’ is a common term that implies that sleep helps us to look better. For the most part, it is quite accurate as lack of sleep can have quite an effect on a person’s appearance. However, after they get a good night’s sleep again they will wake looking healthy and well.
Sleeping can also have an effect on your appearance in the long term. When we are sleeping, our bodies release hormones that help to keep our muscles, bones and skin healthy. A lack of sleep can affect the health of those systems. In addition, insufficient sleep causes our bodies to release a hormone known as cortisol, which breaks down skin collagen.
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